Bell outlines Phase II of HQ expansion

MONTREAL - Bell Canada, together with the Montreal property developers Canderel and Proment Corporation, announced Tuesday the start of Phase II construction of new Bell Canada headquarters on Nuns’ Island. Plans call for the second phase to be ready for occupancy by February, 2009. Phase I, started in February this year, is slated to be ready for occupancy by September, 2008. Both phases will welcome approximately 4,000 Bell employees. “This is the second phase of one of the largest private-sector developments in Montreal in over 30 years, which represents an investment of $250 million,” Canderel CEO Jonathan Wener said. “This...